Weighing scale



Patented lVlayV 11,1926. I,

UNITED -s-TA fE'sPTE-'N 111.584.091 T orifice;

GUSTAV F. HOCHRIEM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

f WErGHINc SCALE.

continuation of replication seriai posited. It has been found, however, that after the scales have been in service for a time the initial adjustment, even though accurat-,elyv made in the' beginning, has been `lost. Thereafter, in manyl instances, the

1 scales will weigh without the deposit of a l plaint due tothe second coin 'and in other instances theE deposit ofa coin will not result in an indication.

The consequent' -lossfiii collections due to the first defect andv the criticism, and comdefect, render the scales unsatisfactory;

-One of the objects of 'this inventionis to Aprovide an improved weighing scale.

Another object is to provide a scale wherein the aforesaiddefects are eliminated.

Another objectis to provide an efficient, reliable and inexpensive arrangement for insuring the continuing proper operation of 30. the sca1es.-

Other objects and advantages willlherein-y after appear. j A I An embodiment of the -invention 1s illustrated in the accompanying drawings,.wherein only the pointer operating and coin controlled mechanism are shown.

i The views in the drawings are as follows: Fig. 1 is a .frontelevatiom partly-insection, `of the mechanism in one weighing position..

Fig. 2-is an kend eleva-tion thereof partly in section. .j f l Fig. -3 is a front elevation,I partly in section,l showing the mechanism'in normal or zero position. y f Fig. 4 is an end elevation ofthe trip. Fig. 5 is ,an enlarged side elevationv ofja part 'of the tripping mechanism in normal position.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged reverse side elevation4 of a part of the tripping mechanism ping position, and

in trip- Fig. 7 is a section ontlie line 7-f7 of No. 500,523, inea septemiier 14, 1921.

21, 1921. Serial No.516,551.

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he scale has a weight support, such as This application led November the usual platform, for supporting the person or o bject being weighed and a dial for designating the weight. These elements are -not shown as various types are well known viii the art. Y

connection 2 and causes the beam to move about pivot 4. A biasing spring 5, secured to the outer end of beam 1 and to the frame, returns the beam to normal or zero position against a stop 6 when the Weight is removed from the platform and opposes or balances the weight on the platform. y

A bracket 7, secured to the frame, provides bearings for a shaft '8. Shaft 8 has pointer 8, rigidly secured thereto. Shaft r8 also carries a pinion 9 and a ratchet wheel 10. Pinion v9 engages the teeth on a rack-bar 11 which is slidablymounted in bracket. 7. The sliding of rack-bar 11 is facilitated by When the rack-baris caused to move up and down, as will be hereinafter described, shaft 8` is caused to rotate, carrying pointer '.3 o ver the dial-- j il Y A Beam 1. hasan arm 15 pivoted thereto, by

a pin..16. Arm 15 has a stud 17 extending therefrom. Rack-bar 11 rests upon stud 17 being held thereon by the force of gravity which. is always tending to lower the rackbar. A

A spring 18, secured to' the free end of arm l5 and a projecting lug 19 on beam 1 resiliently biases beam 1 and arm 15 together. The amount they may bemoved together by 'spring 18 is determined by cooperating stops 20 and 21 om beam-r 1 and arm 15, respectively.v

The upper or Zero position of rack-bar 11, is determined by an' adjustable stop 22 carried on an extension 23 of bracket 7, I By varying the position of stop 22 the normal or zero position-of pointer-3 maybe ac-.

curately set to correspond to the zero of the The operation of the Weight indicating carried ona -.post '.26 projecting from the frame and.

rod

. in chute 28'yin aiposi'tion to'be struck byra.

' strikes plate 29,lever 25 is rotated to the po sition lshownby Athe full linesv of Fig.

` '.it. Iflever -25 and latch 37 have not been ed section of lever`25 and" is pivoted on post,

- deposited c'oin. Lever 25 is provided with a counter weight 30 on one end, which .weight normally raises the other, end of the lever and rod 27 to thepo'sition' shown by the dot-- ted lines of' Fig. However, when a -deposited coin-.drops down the chute and A pawl 35 is located between the bifurcat-l V 26. Pawl 35 is adapted normally to engage l til Va weight has been indicated by the pointl er. The retension of weighingcondition is 40 Alug 40 of lever the teeth of ratchet wheel 1() to hold thesame and prevent vthe gravity impelled movement of rack-bar 11 and consequently the indication ,of a weight on the'platform unless a coin has been`pr'eviously`deposited. Pawl .'35 has a laterally extending lug 36 whichA lies above and is adapted to be raised by lever 25. Consequently', when a deposited coin strikes plate 29 and rotates lever 25 the tooth ofpawl is raised from 'ratchet wheel 10, releasing the ratchet wheel so that" gravity may depress rack bar 11 and rotate pointed 3 by an amount determined bythe weights depression of beam 1.;

As soon as lever 25 has been deposited coin fallsbeyond plate 29` into the cash box. The' mechanism, having been set into weighing condition bythe deposit of the coin,is retained in this .condition -unaccomplished by a latch 37. 'Latch'37`is pivotally carried on a post`38'whch projects rearwardly from the scalel ram, and is4 counter-weighted to assumethe position shown by the full lines of F igsf' 1. and-3.` Latch' 37 has a projecting tooth -39'wh-ich;- cooperates with a shoulderl on 'a projecting In normal or non-fweighing position, with lplate 29 and lever 26 in the position shown y the dotted lines of Fig. '3, tooth 39 of latch -37- rests upon the top` of lug. 40 and rack-barfll isheld against movement. When Aa deposited coin.

moves lever 25,and ,releases the rack-bar, thev top of lug 40 is withdrawni from its' supporting position fallsso that its tooth 39 engages the sholj der on lug 40. -Thus latch 37, holds lever 24.

and consequently pawl'35 in releasing position wherein the rack-bar is free to move down in response of beam 1.

tem so that it may again assume rack-bar holding position means are provided -for trip- Vas an eiitensionrod 27whichy'projects .into a Icoin chute 28. The gend `of 27 carries a small-plate 29 which, lies ofv small teeth 47.

moved, the

relativefto latch 37 and the latch totlie weights depressionfy 3. start back to normal position upon the removal ofthe weight `from the scale platform.

A trip 42'i`s provided to release the coinl controlled-system'. Trip/42 Icomprises a thin bar of metal pivotally connected to beam 1 Von a: ivot-pin 43. ,Thetrip has a slot 44 'exten ing -lengthwise thereof withz an inclined-shoulder 45 near its bottom. A screw .46fthreading Tinto post '38, lies'A in rslot 44.`

One edgeo'f-trip 42 is provided with a series These teeth are adapted te cooperate-"with a small dog 49 which may be formed integrally withlatch 37. Whenv` beam 1' is depressed it carries'trip 42 with tripped by the deposit of a coin, dog 49 is out of the path of teeth 47. lf the de.v

downward movement of trip i42 dog 49 rides idly over teethl47.V `lVhen the weight is removed, "and beam 1 and trip 42 move up- -wardly under the lorce of spring 5. the nearest tooth 47 engages dog 49, elevates the end of pawl 37 and causes the release of lever 27 and pawl 35. AThereupon the coin plate 29 assumes its 'normal position blocking chute 2S and, pawl '35, coacting with the teeth of lratchet -wheel 10, prevents rack-bar 11 a-nd pointer 3l from' following, any Asubsequent depression' of beam 1 until another coin is deposited.

Adjacentthe lowest ot teeth 47 trip 42 carries a movable :pawl 50. Pawl 50i is pivoted to trip 42 by a pin 51. The forward end or point of pawl 50 extends beyond the points of teeth 47 into the plane of dog 49 to be engaged thereby. v-Pawl 50 has `a vsmall. lugv52 projecting radially ,therefrom into slot 44. VThis lug engages the bottom of slot44.to limit the downward movement -of the point ofthe pawl. It also engages vthe rear wall of the slot to limit the ro- 3 tation .of the pawl and prevent its being turned over.l When beam 1 and trip 42 move to Jfully raised position and consequently as the pointer. arrives approximately at zero posiltion pawl 50 movingupwardly strikes dog 49. Thisinsures the return of the coin controlled mechanism even though', because of wear or other loss of adjustment, the dog has not been engaged by teeth 47 suliciently to VJ'effect 4the return `to normal. On -the downward movement of trip 42 pawl 50 and dog 49 do not .interfere with'each other as the' pawl rotates about its ivot and'consequently does not obstruct t e operation of any `ot" the mechanism. Should the trip h move suddenlyfdownward andthe pawl be In order to release the coin controlled sys-I iio struck a blow b d og 49, stop 52 engaging trips ytravel so that the .dog and consequently latch 37 are never permanently retained in'such a position that pawl-35 .willv not be held out of position to release ratchet wheel 10. Such a rcondition would prevent the indication of a weight upon the deposit ol a coin and Would cause dissatisfaction,

To protectvtheteethfof trip 42 the trip basan extending arin 55 which is adapted to engage a beveled surface 56 near the top of rack-bar '1.1. `When the rack-bar is held 'from .movement because ot a failure t-o deposit a coin, thestlepression ol beam 1 by weights on the platform does not cause the small teeth torideoverdog ett) because the coactioifof surface 5G and arin 55 movesl the rack bar to such an. extent that the teeth do not strike dog` 49. I

Briefly the operation is as followsz n' Normally the mechanism is inthe position shown by the dotted lines of Fig. 3.'

lVeights on the platform depress beam l, lever l5 and trip 42, but"the pointer is not moved because pawl 35, engaging ratchet Wheel 10, does not allow the rack-bar to fall.

The deposit of a coin moves 'lever 25 to the position shown by thefull lirios of o where it is held by latch 37." The raising' ot' lever 25 raises pawl 35 `releasingwheel l0 so that the rack-bar moves down by the force of gravity untilit is stopped by com- When the weight is removed from-'the platform dog 49 is engaged by teeth 47.y if

the same are not worn and latch 37 tripped 'to allow lever 25, pa-wl 35 and .coin

plate 29V to resume'their normal position.`\

If the small teeth do not .reset the' mechanism vpawl i'nsures this result.

Having described my 4invention ywhat [Q claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is.:'-

In a Weighing scale 'having a weight sup` port and a 'weight indicating pointer,- thc combination of avbeam adapted, to be actuated by the support, a gravity actuated disengaging the pawl from the ratchet wheel when a coin -is -depositedfa latch 'for holding the paWl A out of engagement ria rack-bar the position of which is 'determined with the ratchet Wheel after a coin has been deposited and until a weight has been in` dicated, a slotted trip pivotally connected to the beam and having a ratchet tooth which cooperates with the latch to cause the release of thepavvl and' the coin controlled lever after a weight has been indicated, and a pivoted pawl on the trip for insuringthatl the trip is disengaged fromv the latchl .as the vbeam approaches normal to insure the indication ot a weight upon the subse quent deposit of a coin,

In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name,

eUsTAv E HOCHRIEM; 

